Improvement in fire-extinguishing water-pipe attachments for buildings



UNITED STATES PATENT OiifEIoEc THOMAS MILLER, OE NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN FIRE-EXTINGUISHING WATER-PIPE ATTACHMENTSFOR BUILDINGS.

I Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 144,690, datedNovember 18, 1873; application filed r May 24, 1873.

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS MILLER, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented a new and Improved Fire-Extinguish ing Water-PipeAttachment for Buildings, of which the following is a specication:

The invention consists in attaching climbing-pins to the standing pipeof a building, as hereinafter described.

Figure l is a 'sectional elevation of a building and side elevation ofmy improved waterpipe attachment. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionalelevation of a portion of the pipe, showing the application of theclimbing-pins', and Fig. 3 is a side elevationlof a portion of thestanding pipe, showing a different inode of attaching the climbing-pins.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

vA represents the side Wall of the building; B, the floors; C, the roof;and l), the Standing pipe. The hose of the nre-engine is attached to thepipe at E. The pipe is employed,

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new anddesire to secureby Letters Patent- The standing pipe of aine-extinguishing attachment tobuildings, provided with climbing-pins J, and thus made available for aireescape, substantially as speciied.

THOMAS MILLER.

Vitnesses T. B. MOSHER, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

